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Lentiviral hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy in patients with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome.
Lentiviral hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy in patients with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. Science Aiuti, A., Biasco, L., Scaramuzza, S., Ferrua, F., Cicalese, M. P., Baricordi, C., Dionisio, F., Calabria, A., Giannelli, S., Castiello, M. C., Bosticardo, M., Evangelio, C., Assanelli, A., Casiraghi, M., Di Nunzio, S., Callegaro, L., Benati, C., Rizzardi, P., Pellin, D., Di Serio, C., Schmidt, M., von Kalle, C., Gardner, J., Mehta, N., Neduva, V., Dow, D. J., Galy, A., Miniero, R., Finocchi, A., Metin, A., Banerjee, P. P., Orange, J. S., Galimberti, S., Valsecchi, M. G., Biffi, A., Montini, E., Villa, A., Ciceri, F., Roncarolo, M. G., Naldini, L. 2013; 341 (6148): 1233151-?Abstract
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is an inherited immunodeficiency caused by mutations in the gene encoding WASP, a protein regulating the cytoskeleton. Hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell (HSPC) transplants can be curative, but, when matched donors are unavailable, infusion of autologous HSPCs modified ex vivo by gene therapy is an alternative approach. We used a lentiviral vector encoding functional WASP to genetically correct HSPCs from three WAS patients and reinfused the cells after a reduced-intensity conditioning regimen. All three patients showed stable engraftment of WASP-expressing cells and improvements in platelet counts, immune functions, and clinical scores. Vector integration analyses revealed highly polyclonal and multilineage haematopoiesis resulting from the gene-corrected HSPCs. Lentiviral gene therapy did not induce selection of integrations near oncogenes, and no aberrant clonal expansion was observed after 20 to 32 months. Although extended clinical observation is required to establish long-term safety, lentiviral gene therapy represents a promising treatment for WAS.
View details for DOI 10.1126/science.1233151
View details for PubMedID 23845947